William S Neagus

1845 - Aft 1900  (> 56 years)

• Name	William S Neagus  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Aug 1845	Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1862	Wisconsin, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company E, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry
  Residence	7 Aug 1871	Canyon Creek, Lewis and Clark, Montana, USA   [3]
  Elected	7 Aug 1871	Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA   [3]
  	Appointment as Postmaster, Lewis and Clark, Montana Territory
  		Seal-US Postmaster Seal of the first Postmaster of the United States
  Census	1900	Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	Aft 1900  [1, 6]
  	Mary filed a widow's pension application in 1901
  Person ID	I23616	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Sanderson,   b. Abt 1857, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Oct 1922, Garfield County, Montana, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1899	Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F9556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Aug 1845 - Wisconsin, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company E, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry - Abt 1862 - Wisconsin, USA Residence - 7 Aug 1871 - Canyon Creek, Lewis and Clark, Montana, USA Elected - Appointment as Postmaster, Lewis and Clark, Montana Territory - 7 Aug 1871 - Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA Marriage - 2 Aug 1899 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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